Moritt Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Moritt Surname User-submission:

This surname originated from Jewish Immigrants to Italia in 1500s. The travelers had to choose a surname, so they mixed some Italian words with Jewish words and names. With this mix, they created names that translate to 'dark haired', although they wanted to mean 'dark skinned workers', since they didn't have much knowledge about the language.

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Moritt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Moritt Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname originated from Jewish Immigrants to Italia in 1500s. The travelers had to choose a surname, so they mixed some Italian words with Jewish words and names. With this mix, they created names that translate to 'dark haired', although they wanted to mean 'dark skinned workers', since they didn't have much knowledge about the language. Some of this names were Moretti, Mordoue, Mordoy, Morita, Moriyadi, Moriyada, Morit, among others.

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Moritt Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Moritt Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Moritt occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moritt? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,580,327th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Moritt are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Moritt is most common in The United States, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 7,249,179. In The United States Moritt is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 48 percent reside, Florida, where 26 percent reside and Maryland, where 12 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Moritt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Moritt has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,667 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moritt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Moritt surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Moritt earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.68% more than the national average, earning $46,033 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morritt921,043/
Moritte921/
Moriett920/
Morit911,224/
Morriott862/
Morriett860/
Morett831,630/
Meritt831,016/
Morite83529/
Moriot83245/
Maritt83160/
Morait83153/
Mourit83137/
Morist83115/
Moriet8383/
Morith8335/
Morrit839/
Moorit834/
Morgit834/
Morizt831/
Muritt831/
Moreit831/
Moerit831/
Morhit831/
Motrit831/
Moruit830/
Mori80662,127/
Morisstte801/
Morristte800/
Merritt7773,044/
Morette771,889/
Marritt77604/
Mariott77416/
Morrett77267/
Mouriot7768/
Mourait7752/
Moraite7742/
Mourett7717/
Morrist7712/
Moretts7710/
Moreitz7710/
Morriot7710/
Maritte779/
Muriett778/
Moreite776/
Moriste776/
Mariett775/
Murritt772/
Moretth772/
Moroitz771/
Mourrit771/
Mourhit771/
Mourite771/
Morgett771/
Moittri771/
Moraits771/
Meriett770/
Morrith770/
Margitt770/
Meroitt770/
Moraitz770/
Meeritt770/
Morrisstte752/
Moris7329,982/
Morii7322,566/
Moret7320,508/
Mouri7312,554/
Morio737,002/
Moroi735,388/
Morri734,935/
Morie734,866/
Morei732,400/
Morai732,327/
Morip732,032/
Merit731,851/
Marit731,728/
Moriy731,115/
Mohri73900/
Morid73839/
Moriz73773/
Moori73542/
Mosri73365/
Mgori73284/
Murit73277/
Morui73195/
Muori73141/
Morhi73128/
Motri73114/
Moryi73112/
Mojri73108/
Morgi73103/
Moiri7395/
Morij7356/
Mhori7343/
Morih7327/
Moriš739/
Morzi737/
'Mori735/
Morți734/
Mmori734/
Morét732/
Mörit731/
Mérit731/
Marriott7132,466/
Merriett71352/
Mourette71160/
Maruitte71123/
Morrette7132/
Marriett7127/
Marroitt7120/
Murriett719/
Mourrett713/
Mariëtte713/
Mauritte712/
Maerritt711/
Moritova711/
Morrissdtte711/
Morrisht711/
Merritth711/
Merrritt711/
Merrittt710/
Motrette710/
Morris67686,599/
Morais67439,010/
Mourid676,591/
Mouret676,427/
Morete673,760/
Mariot673,456/
Mouris672,230/
Marett671,967/
Marite671,289/
Moitry671,164/
Mouriz67929/
Moreth67863/
Merrit67734/
Moraiz67692/
Morich67689/
Mourai67650/
Moiret67633/
Mariet67632/
Moriss67615/
Murith67611/
Hmouri67579/
Margit67525/
Motryi67421/
Morrie67392/
Morets67283/
Motroi67273/
Marijt67258/
Morish67246/
Mouhri67243/
Motriy67218/
Mooris67213/
Meerit67212/
Muotri67200/
Mourio67191/
Moried67189/
Mohuri67185/
Muriet67184/
Morest67154/
Marait67145/
Moitre67142/
Merett67135/
Marist67127/
Morhai67117/
Morret67115/
Moirei67112/
Moreis67109/
Maroit67109/
Morhet67105/
Motret6788/
Mourie6787/
Morois6781/
Morroi6781/
Morrio6776/
Mottry6761/
Muriot6757/
Maurit6756/
Morriz6754/
Merith6750/
Moitri6749/
Meriet6747/
Moosri6744/
Marith6743/
Morget6742/
Moyret6741/
Moutri6739/
Moryts6736/
Moriea6734/
Mourei6732/
Morzai6732/
Moraai6727/
Moiris6726/
Moorei6724/
Murait6721/
Morrei6720/
Moraia6719/
Mourri6719/
Matrit6718/
Mourgi6718/
Morhyi6718/
Maruit6716/
Mousri6716/
Moraiy6715/
Maarit6714/
Murhit6714/
Morytz6712/
Marrit6711/
Morhei6711/
Mothri6710/
Moreid6710/
Morrid679/
Moirip679/
Muorie679/
Moorie679/
Mürith679/
Muohri678/
Moerid678/
Murite678/
Mariët678/
Morihe678/
Moirai677/
Moráis677/
Moyrie677/
Musrit676/
Moriey676/
Moruis676/
Mahrit675/
Moraid675/
Moorai675/
Mourih675/
Mureit675/
Mootri674/
Moriph674/
Meridt674/
Mosrei674/
Moysri674/
Mouriy673/
Morrai673/
Murett673/
Moirie673/
Moraitova673/
Mourhi673/
Moridh673/
Moreip673/
Masrit673/
Moorip672/
Morgid672/
Moorhi672/
Mohrie672/
Morieh672/
Mouroi672/
Morzie672/
D'Merritt672/
Moirio672/
Morgoi672/
Mottre672/
Mourzi672/
Marhit672/
Morgai672/
Moytri671/
Maurisstt671/
Moraij671/
Morhis671/
Morrih671/
Mooret671/
Mosret671/
Motrii671/
Murrit671/
Moirid671/
Merait671/
Morrri671/
M'Mori671/
Marriëtte671/
Mottré671/
Motrai671/
Motris671/
Mharit671/
Morhid671/
Morioy671/
Moruip671/
Moorio671/
Mooriz671/
Mohyri671/
Moredt671/
Moreet671/
Moreij671/
Mohrij671/
Motriz671/
Murist671/
Mourui671/
Morhij671/
Mosrih671/
Moorgi671/
Meurit671/
Morrip670/
Moreat670/
Moyris670/
Maridt670/

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